Polar Werebear

Medium humanoid (human, shapechanger), chaotic evil

Armor Class

10 (in humanoid form, 11 (natural armor) in bear or hybrid form)

Hit Points

135 (18d8+54)

Speed

walk 30 ft.

Skills

Perception +7

Damage Resistances

cold

Damage Immunities

bludgeoning, piercing, slashing from nonmagical attacks that aren't silvered

Languages

Common (can't speak in bear form)

Challenge

5

Shapechanger

The werebear can use its action to polymorph into a Large bear-humanoid hybrid or into a Large bear, or back into its true form, which is humanoid. Its statistics, other than its size and AC, are the same in each form. Any equipment it is wearing or carrying isn't transformed. It reverts to its true form if it dies.

Keen Smell

The werebear has advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on smell.

Actions

Multiattack

In bear form, the werebear makes two claw attacks. In humanoid form, it makes two greataxe attacks. In hybrid form, it can attack like a bear or a humanoid.

Bite (Bear or Hybrid Form Only)

Melee Weapon Attack: +7 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 15 (2d10 + 4) piercing damage. If the target is a humanoid, it must succeed on a DC 14 Constitution saving throw or be cursed with were bear lycanthropy.

Claw (Bear or Hybrid Form Only)

Melee Weapon Attack: +7 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 13 (2d8 + 4) slashing damage.

Greataxe (Humanoid or Hybrid Form Only)

Melee Weapon Attack: +7 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 10 (1d12 + 4) slashing damage.

Variant: Nonhuman Lycanthropes

The statistics presented in this section assume a base creature of human. However, you can also use the statistics to represent nonhuman lycanthropes, adding verisimilitude by allowing a nonhuman lycanthrope to retain one or more of its humanoid racial traits. For example, an elf werewolf might have the Fey Ancestry trait.